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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
SALOON BLOWN Up

CCTLEE Ind Dec at IN carly boar
yesterday morning atreruend11s explosion
occurred II Stevenson Brothers saloon.
Giant powder 10 oysfs- caus bad been
placed under The building. and over tie
cans we're piled heavy stones Gresf piseaz
~ granite we're -ent cEtsafuE 'hrogZn the
bui.diuE. tea-l1Z ts4e 3 insi01T frame from
The sva!.. TIE - toen 9s9r xss com t.Iefely
uulif-ad the yid 4, o., tie bgiiduz we're
forced ouf four feff - tEe bottom. and
s.esDe-s Zxl0 iger@ twisted sH5 torn 70
spiiBters ike E5isA shingles TIE large
stove vas iorce1 throaz - The ceiling ard
not = 51tTle "a TIE -t5s BAR sgas lstf IN
smashed TIE less 81. exceed SO
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
A INCONSISTENCIES KILIED

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dee 6.-Word has
just reached the city of another raid which
has been mad. ON Sand mountain. near
Gsdesdcn, Ala, by United States Marshall
W j. Williford. and hi, two SONS, deputy
marShalls An llicet di~tillcry WAS cap
tured aud George Kirk, M escaped convict
from the Georgia peuitentiary. who had
been sent up for ~ years was killed Kirk
had been notorious mooushlner and
dciied the officer. for months
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
GAPl ADDS EpOaT.

WAsHISeToS. Dec. C--The annual TsIorT
% Attorney General Garland vas trans
ulittea 70 congress today. II gives fuil
account q the business Of the depart Fas1l ,
q justice during tie fiscal year, together
sr,ta statistics VI crime against tls United
stats The number y ordinary suits no'E
pending in the court u eiairns j. Lilo, IN
voIrinc the xara Of xl8.-53.oJ9
The number Of cases Sled under TIE
Hovy1lar- s..s Is 1879, involving aboszt g.
coon
The PETITION fled in FreDeh sPoiiAsion
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
CONGRESS.
BUT LITTLE DONE BIZ EITHER
. BODY.
-
Reading Of the Presidents Message
The Only Notable Occur
renee OF the Day.
The Message a Precedent in the Waysof
Shortness-But Six Thousand
Words all Told.
The Single Subject of Tariff Reduction
Plain Language That Cannot
Be Misc0nStrued.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The president ha
sent the following nominations to the
senate: l.. @. C. Lamar, of Mississippi, 10
be associate justice of supreme court OF
the United States; VIM F. Villas, of Wis
consin, 10 be secretary of the interior; Don
Dickerson, of Michigan, to be postmaster
general; Charles 5. Fairchild, of New
York, to be secretary of treasury; George
Rivers, of New York, to be assistant sec
rotary of state: Isaac H. Maynard, OF New
York, to be assistant secretary OF. treasury:
s O.. Butler, of MassachetteS. TO be second
comptroller of treasury; Jas. W. Hyatt, of
Connecticut, to be treasurer OF the United
States.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

KANSAS City, Dec. at a meeting of
the Kansas City Base Ball aSsoci ~ on TO
day, Secretary Menges was censurcd for
betraying the interests OF the majority of
the stockholders. and il WAS resolved tn
send a representative 20 the meeting of che
board OF arbitration of national agreement
10 protest against the Withdrawal Of the
Kansas City club from the western lesZue
fer the purpose of scattering the new west
l.rfl $500 mi INN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
Fatal Assault

HASTINGS. Neb., Dec. "a man found
in an old she'd on Second street last Satur-
day morning in a bruised and battered
condition and who died short time
afterwards proved tO b. John Hammei. a
grader on the Missouri Pacific railroad.
The coroner jury found hat death was
caused by "A poker in the hands of r H..
Stoelting, fellow workman. Tie made
the assault while quarrcling with Ham
mel in a saloon
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
TRAIN weFcKFR cAuGnT.

Kansas CITY Dec "a special from
Marysville Mo. reports the arrest of
George Martin aged j.. on the charge Of
attempting 20 wreck passenger train on
the Hopkins branch 81 the Kansas City.
S. Joe &, Council Bluffs railroad near
Pickering. saturday night This is tho
sixth attempts 20 wreck trains on this
branch since September Martin was ssDt
to ,aii IL default Of 81 go bail
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
HAYAaA NfWs

HsvAsA Dec . The difficulty between
the cigar manufacturers of this city and
their enpioy-s has not been settled and
tu.. fact1Tiez ARE stil! closed
: tslegrsul from BaTscoa states that
during recent heavy gale there the sea
invaded q PORTION ~ the cts. ae-l fuYinz
about i0J h0rl.sS The te3~zram si-o Re
ports tAe i9s. " th- Gumusy. Sassricsa
-ehogve-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

TrscOLA. IL. De "A nev govern
uirnt mail route haz beez established On
rfa Chicago Ard F.agferH Illinois rad -
tween This ejf5 and Dagvjile. and The nrst
frasa carving fb- nnalls pss-ed over he
road ttfs af1fu 1E The r-fshii-hruef' =
tbs neH ro,sfs s. highly appreciated - the
people living signz t4e iine TIE !sne - -
i. some fffg fGiles in isrsfh.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
WICHlTATO RlChFlElD.

Special Dispatch 20 the Daily Eagle
KIcHFIELD, Kan, Dec 6--The Wichiis.
Richfleld < Trinidad railway is making
great preparations for building PROPOSE
tiOns are being submitted 70 the counties
other great feeder This will bc "a feather
in the cap of Wichita, running a. it does
through the great corn belt of Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
ergIclle Ya9D NEWS STAKE

DAYTON. O, Dec. t.-treight buslneSS )
paralyzcd tonight by the strike of all the
yard men in this city, except the New
York. Pennsylvania < Ohio. The strike
Is for an advance in the wages. the same
as j. paid in Cincinnati yards The yard
master and idle firemen are at work. hut
everything Is blockaded. Train dispatchers
are ordered To keep everything away from
Dayton except through freight. Trains
are held on the sidings in al directions
outside of the city.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
p stIao-phr iIsoNiA

EigIyG Pa, Dec 81 e.>ess- sap
posed 20 - pisEyo- paeufnonia hss broken
o1r araoaz he rssfle il eyl;eTlie FORM ia
F-aB sn4 fefIer.9E. tosszs.l3lps- hts county
agfd tas made cgzasl3~fzssse progress. Sssse
he8. - c4-i.e aGTe dlszi Ise state vete~-
iasry Ssrg=oB has fs--a nDsiisasi and TIE
cattle w--li E-s qTlrsxsr4s nssf-
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A PlANTER KILLED.

ROLLING FORK, Miss. Dec ia dim
Guilty occurred on Saturday afternoon last
on Robertson & NcMaster, iVanhoe plan
tatiOn, on suniower River IN this comfy
between Jos Jones and Jos Young. both
white. regarding the settlement 81 their
planting Interest," and which resulted in
the latter shooting the former with q Win
chester rife. killing him Instantly Both
parties were armed Jones was brought
10 this place this evening and placed IA
iafI
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
RhReER,s coNvENTIoH.

BUFFALO. \ y. dec o-The work q
the BARRIERS national convention this fore
noon was wholly upon the adoption q =
constitution ard by lave The repor- 81
the committee on constitution provides
for eigbiy-six b0ur~ Of labor per week. for
the regulation ~ the apprentice sys'sfa.
For sick and death benefits and against
the system Of boarding with bosses
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
cAptfct : AND COMMITTEES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The senate sub
committee or under valuations it Is said,
will report bill before the holiday recess
embodviny a resolution in the customs
machinery. Speaker Carlisle said today
that unless there was TOO much Of a
scramble for the good places he would
have tae house COMMITTEES All made up be
fOrf. Christmas
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
.o7ro exIi.ol q cAtJ6eT

rITTsHf 80. % Dec = --IoHa Arm FTsze.
u y " Msckay. - California an fnr 80
tempting fraud use Identified tasizF ~
Orb stem 3 ssTirossT - national fTp -. .
ton -te5c IL saasssi b. ths authgTsf'es =
Cincinnati - IsorI5s sLa . ntti4t~f -
other .spsferf c.fie= H. fear-Hf 50
rgetoeaed BE- order 90 gsvH tte af- frs
-. l--.-,,-+fts5lry - le.sk ~ ars .G~ne-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q, l a. m.-For Kan
sas: Warmer, followed by colder, fair
weather; light TO fresh variable winds.
slightly cooler, threatening weather, with
light rains; light to fresh variable winds,
generally southerly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
mo LICENSE ,

LAWRENCE. Mass. Dee 6-At noon to-
day the largest vote ever cast in this city
has been polled The election of Mack
tRepD for mayor and the Republican
board Of aldermen l. conceded The city
Will undoubtedly 20 mo license FOR the
first time in ten Years.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

+ 49,. y, gl.-..-t zess -s f10Tntag ne
ser ~ rode - Ce3aa tB.- EssGars .ss
Il ---45si.s,zs .ts ~ 80 ,fh. t1e - E - -kfl
.soa-gr TtIs &fssEsosoG 30 sTes&ess s.sgozsa
-ar Kssryse
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
RUSSIAN AOSTuITIEe

BERLIN, Dee 6-The9e is renewal here
OF the rUmors that Russia is concentrating
her military forces along the Austrian
frontier. These rumors have revived the
feeling of uneasiness concerning Russia S
Intentions
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
4EesrI ~

ssoEg0Ex. Va. Dee a-The steamship
= gsteeiy- asEurr saIrsT niles II GHte
ffsary j. sDEi=lst lesAing iesdiy II II
..rc45zoge shas eiae sT1ll -0ou bcssk ap. Tie
Vs-.--ss =As abandoned - si.s esss tbs
aFEe-Eoon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
CONDENSED NEWS.

-
companies nave peen ofSahlz' ID at ADRIAN,
hich.' ana hikhart' Iha-' TO pore l"r OIL ana
gas
a ped Oh req heinati1e IRON ore sixteen T
lee1 tnich, was Recently uhco'erea near Us
eaio'sa' All
A woman at hochesIef wfote 10 the post
master at chicago to select husband Tor
her ana seha his address:
Ihe prime minister oil france ms sent 10
ehe sufferers Dy earthquake a' NICE the hise
remittance OF lo,ooJ francs
a fountain erected at Cannes by the
French colony in memory OF the duke OF Al
bany was unveiled on thursday
The six-story candy factory OF Darby d
Co., in Baltimore, was burned early Friday
morning, causing loss of sl50,oo0.
A negro named Stephens was hanged at
Princess Anne, Maryland, Friday, for Grim.
inal assault on a white woman 81 wears of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
TIE REGULATION OF STRIKES,
Corporations Must Do Their Work and
Labor Unions Eschew BuIldoxipr,

ALBANY, y V, Feb. 2f.-The report of
the ma Jority Of the iss !siatlve committee on
the recent strike ana on the high price Of
coal, reaches certain conclusions which are
embodied in a bill. which the committee
recommends TO be passed 4 he first section of
the bill provides tia. the civil courts shall
have power to enforce. on application of the
people or the party injured, the performance
by corporations of duties o. public nature.
including the usual and customary con-
veniences of shelter, safety, and despatch Of
business The recommendation Of the rail
road commissioners Upon subjects within
their jurisdiction shall be plima tacie evl-
dence of the merits Of toe application.
The second section makes it unla Rfll for a
corporation to agree with another corpora
ton TO limit tire production Of fuel or food
1t also makes it unlawful by force, duress, or
mandate of other than lawful authority to
prevent free voluntary labor of person Of
suitable age for any employer he may choose
This section shall not prevent united action
by peaceful means for redress of grievance
common to all seeking such redress
The third section provides that the state
board of arbitration may accept the submits
sion in writing of the differences between EN-
ployers and employees. and their written
award shall be prima facie evidence in all
courts of the facts and conclusion therein
stated in favor of and against the parties
submitting and their principals and agents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
HENRY GEORGES VIEWS OF 1T.
lie Thinks the Recent Cincinnati CONVEX
ton Was Time Wasted

lie Thinks the Recent Cincinnati Conyep-
ton Was Time Wasted.
NEW YORK, Feb. ~ Henry George's pa
per, The Standard, has the following editor.
ial comment upon the Cincinnati Labor con
vention:
The conference was i sort of "omni,iRl
gathe:um" of all sh .des oi reform rs. - ia
irving what little representative character II
had from the delegates Of western green
hackers and farmers as ociations tn II.
were some few representatives OF Isolate /
assemblies of the Knights uI Labor hut the
great bodies of organized wnrkingmen. the
Central Labor unions OF the large cities and
With enc OF two local exceptions the branches
OF the United Labor party ard the Land apd
Labor clubs nov forming throughout the
country refused TO have anything to do with
it. " Any such attempt TO make q
political party by calling together all sorts
OF incongruous elements and endeavorina
out of their diverse opinions to arrive AT
snrne common basis upon which they can al
stand, is doomed in advance to failure
Each endeavors TO get Its own views into tht
platform, and each in order 10 do SO has t.
submit to some compromises. The cousa
qlence Is a platform which embraces pretty
much everything aud means nothing. which
neither provokes opposition nor aroussS sup
port.
Mr.. George thinks there is enough discon
tent with the old parties to crystalline into
new one, and concludes that his land idea
are The principles upon which the disconten
will unite, instancing the fact that the LAM
plank in the Cincinnati platform was put il
place of houor-frst-w which To construes t,
mean that the land question is rapidly com
ing 10 the front He adds:
What the conference proposes as means ''t,
this end are ridiculousiy inadequate, but til,
mere acceptance in any form of the trutl
that all man have rights to land will lead il
time TO too acceptsncs of adequate measure
Tor giving it practical effect
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
PLEA FOR RADICAL CHANGE.
Van wyck Finds n Mistake Made by the
Fathers"


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 26--Van Wyck
took the floor Of tine senate Friday and sub
mitted some remarks upon a resolution ill.,
troduce1 by him expressing it as the judy
msnt Of the senate that constitutional
amendment should be adopted providing for
the election OF United States senators by the
people
Inc senator said the trainers of the consti-
tuition male an error in establishing the
pre- sent mode Of electing senator's, and the
people were demanding that the mode should
be changed. The idea of q body which, in
the words Of Governor Morris in 17o7 is
wanted "to keep down the turbulence of
democracy" was abhorrent to the speaker.
The state was the people He declared in eff
feet that the system has become corrupt and
it was now boldly proclaimed that it is cas-
Ter to purchase lesislat ures than the voters
at the polls. He referred to the trouble in
Indiana and New Jersey as illustrations OF
the need of a change, and then reverted &c
his own case, claiming that he had made q
canvass of the state on the senatorial issue;
that he had majority of the legislators in.
structed for him, the majority being made
up of Republican and Democratic member:
who were elected, but in spite of this he was
beaten before the legislature which was con-
trolled, he charged, by corporations. An
other feature of his defeat was that the Re.
publicans and Democrats elected to vote for
him would not vote together on account of
their loyalty to party.
He warned his hearers that there was q
serious crisis approaching, and that in the
near future the ''toilers" would be arrayed
at the ballot-box against their oppresso-s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
TOPICS FOR THE TOILERS.
SOME BUSINESS NOTES SET DOWN
BY r. G. DUN & CO.

A New York Proposition to Regulate
Strikes-Henry George Discourses of
the Cincinnati Conventional Platform
with Everything in 1t But Meaning
Trouble for the Knights.
NEW YORK, Feb 26-Dun & Co in their
weekly review Of the situation in business
circles say:
Foreign trade being just now the vital
point, the official statement for January,
made Thursday, is important With large
gains in exports of cotton, breadstuffs AMI
provisions, there was an actual decrease of
81, 60, 900 in the minor exports compared
with last year, 50 that the excess of mer-
chandise exports over imports for the month
fell below s2), 00o001. Net imports of specie
were 100000 The figures indicate some
liquidation for stocks sent back from Europe,
but February returns for three weeks show
smaller exports from New York than last
year by 1873 per cent. while imports are
larger by 123 per cent. Unless exports ma
terially increase again, considerable exports
OF gold are probable; last year nearly @5, co.,
900 went out in February.
Money is in good supply, though the treas
ury has taken in 81. z0h,oV0 in gold during
the week and enough silver to balance its loss
of paper. The sustained pensions veto lessons
by millions the probable appropriations, aud
1T is now clear that no measures TO seriously
reduce the surplus revenue will be adopted.
A considerable contraction of the circul alton
next fall is therefore to he expected, unless
an extra session Of both houses of congress is
called.
Railroad earnings and traffic continue en-
couraging; west-bound tonnage in January
was the largest since lSS4, and east bound 10
per cent over last year, though smaller than
in 1883 or 1855. Heavy transactions in real
estate continue largely of a speculative
character
Strikes have generally abated, but the Fall
River spinners ask higher wages and ara re-
fused About Pittsburg the outlook promises
industrial peace. But the general advance in
wages, especially in the iron ami connected
industries must soon seriously effect cost of
production
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26

show cannot % on nntil Z e taken On. lsconol
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
ACHAPTeR OF TROUBLES.
Experience of the Passengers on a Boston
a. Albany Train.

BosToN, Feb. 26-The passengers on the
train that arrived at 6 O'Clock Friday morn
ing from New York over the Boston 81 Al
bany railroad report series of adventures.
A few miles out of New York three con-
fidence men entered the first class through
car from Boston. Que was d fine looking
man and the principal accomplice was
rough looking fellow III an apparently IN
toxicated condition. The two started
game of whist in which the drunken man
lost heavily. A young passenger was per-
suaded to take hand and lost $40 Being
told that he was dealing with sharpers, he
showed telegram summoning him to the
bedside of his dying mother in Maine, and
pleaded for his money, bnt without avail.
The indignant passengers mustered 10 cap
ture the rascals, but the latter threatened to
cut the throat Of any one who moiested
them, and left the car and jumped from the
train.
The excitement had hardly sutside1 when,
as the train slowed up, tie mansled body Of
night watchman was thrown out from un-
der the wheels. After leavidg Wellsely the
steam pipes in one of the cars exploded and
flooded the floor with water There was a
rush for both doors. Nobody was hurt, but
much baggage was damaged One man had
suit of clothes completely spoiled, and a
lady had her dress ruined The passengers
all declare that it was thu most unfortunate
train on which they have ever ridden
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
TRANSACTIONS IN CONGRESS.


WAsHE GT0S CITY, Feb 2C.-The senate
Friday received an invitation to be presen:
at the unveiling Of the statue TO Gen Gar
field, May Il. The resolution offered Thurs
day electing Ingalls, to the chair of the sen
ATE was adopted, after the rejectiol-26 to
3+-of an amendment substituting Harris
Tor Ingalls,. A long daoate took place on a
resolution offered by Hoar, declaring it the
Judgment OF the senate that no negotiation
should be carried on with England looking
to any revision Of the duties on Canadian
imports pending the present fishery troubles
Beck and Morgan opposed, saying it was an
attempt to tie the Presidents hands The
resolution was referred to the finance com
inittee. The conference report on the bill to
establish a soldiers home west of the Rocky
mountains was agreed TO. \ veto of the bill
for q 100000 government building at
Lynn, Mass, was received from the presi-
dent, WHO said the building was not needed
The pleuro-pneumonia bill was taken uD and
Ednunds offered a substitute appropriating
81 ,0OJ,000 to be available for two years and
to I've expended under the direction of the
president to assist the states IN stamping out
the disease. THIS was adopted but after
ward motion to reconsider was made and
the bill was laid aside. The Pacific railway
bill was laid before the senate and after a
short debate recess was taken, the night
session to be for consideration of the bill.
At the night session motion to strike cut
the sinking fund provisions was agreed to-
yeas, II; nays, a. After a long debate the
fourth section, authorizing the president to
redeem mortgages, was retained in the bill,
and the sixth SECTION, authorizing the invest
ment of the sinking fund in first mortgage
bonds, was restored. The resolution was
then read the third time and pas Sc l. and the
senate at 20 e. III. Saturday adjourned.
During the afternoon Van Wycl got the
floor and made a carefully prepared speech
II favor Of { Getting senators by the people.
The house insisted on its retaliation uill
and appointed conference committee The
rules were suspended and the senate bill pro-
yiding for agricultural experiment stations
was passed. The conference report on the
invalid pensions appropriation was agreed
to, and the house in committee of the
whole considered the naval appropriation
bill After adopting an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for repairs on war ships,
the committee rose Shortly after the house
adjourned for the day, dispensing with the
usual Friday night session
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-26
ALL ACCUSED OF STEALING.
Democratic Testimony in the Inquiry
into Texas Politics.

Democratic Testimony in the Inquiry
into Texas Politics.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb 26-Iu the Texas
Investigation Friday morning John H. Rob-
erts swore there was not single Republican
who had held office in Washington county
since the war " no had not been accused of
stealing money On the Sunday after the
killing of Bolton the negroes collected at q
church and made threats that If the negroes
who were arrested for the murder were not
released they would unite and massacre the
whites The whites were outnumbered by
tie negroes in the neighborhood in the ratio
of si- TO one A meeting was held by the
whites, and he telegraphed the sheriff to
come with fifty mon to protect the whites.
The sheriff came with seventeen men.
j. n. Engelke, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Brennan, testified that he
knew of no instance of mans personal or
business relations being interfered with on
account Of politics. He believed the me-
morialists could still live peacefully and pur-
sue their calling in Washington county
Although Republican, he believed that
white men should fill the offices, as the ne
gross are too uneiucated to rule.
L. Reichsrdt, a Democrat, and business
man of Brennan, testified that Hackworth
and Schultze would not pay their debts; that
they were deeply in debt; that they had no
business IL which money could be made;
they could still live there If they wished